Velikiye Luki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Velikiye Luki in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Velikiye LukiPskov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Velikiye Luki plotted against Pskov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Velikiye Luki's incremental SNDi rose from 2.97 to 4.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Velikiye Luki ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Pskov and 112th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.19
Rank in Russia
182nd of 252
Rank in Pskov
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.33
Rank in Russia
112th of 252
Rank in Pskov
2nd of 2

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Velikiye LukiBrentwoodPangkajene

In new street additions, Velikiye Luki built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Brentwood fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Pangkajene fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Velikiye Luki and Pangkajene both became progressively more disconnected, while Brentwood became progressively more connected. Velikiye Luki and Pangkajene have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.